Richard Paul Evans Quotes

That which we expect of life is indeed all that it ever can be.

No,' he said, 'you only have to live long enough to inspire others to do great things.

Love never gives in or up, holding tight to lofty ideals that transcend this earth and time, while its counterfeit simply concludes it was mistaken and quickly runs off to find the next real thing.

"Wait and see" is no easier now than it was as a child.

Maybe, if we just accepted our deaths, we might finally start to live.

There are two kinds of suffering in this life. That which pursues us and that which we doggedly pursue.

Can you ever forgive me? I already have. How could you? I don't deserve it. That's what makes it love.

...the measure of life is revealed in the quality of our relationships: with God, our families, our fellow men." - A Perfect Day by Richard Paul Evans

The reason we start things is rarely the reason we continue them.

You should always be careful of what you say in parting.

When I think of God I feel like an ant crawling into a computer.

Humanity is always looking for the next great world, the next frontier. I wonder how different this world would be if we were content with where we were.

Usually the most interesting stories are written not on paper but hearts.

I've come to know that what we want in life is the greatest indication of who we really are (p. 331).

It was the first time that I had ever been romantically kissed. It was even better than the chocolate cake.

Sometimes we can only find ourselves by first losing ourselves.

Those willing to trade freedom for certainty are certain to find the cure worse than the ailment.

We cannot enslave others without enslaving a part of ourselves.

To deny our pasts is to burn the bridge we must cross to self-understanding.

I find myself seeking out the commonalities of our different religious experiences with hopes of encouraging, through my writings, the most hopeful, loving and redemptive qualities in all of us.

Dwelling on him would make him a bigger part of my life than I want him to be.

The kids who speak well, are articulate and intelligent, are all readers.

I have a penchant for fresh notebooks and mechanical pencils. It seems every time I go to the store, I buy a new notebook. I have dozens of them just sitting around.

I'm a humble guy, okay?

I suppose I have an active imagination, and writing allows me to live it out.

The concept of spiritual healing was something I was raised with.

Procrastinatio n is the thief of dreams

At one time in my career, Barnes and Noble bookstores categorized my books as religious fiction.

So much of young adult literature has turned dark, almost pathological. It's almost as if there is a race to see who can be the most dysfunctional.

My grandfather, a devout Christian, had the gift of healing.

We stone our prophets, then build monuments to them after they're gone.

Some men see mountains as obstacles. Others as a canvas.

Mr. Dallstrom is a bald, scarecrow of a man with a poochy stomache. Think of a pregnant Abraham Lincoln.

I don't want to go to Peru. "How do you know? You've never been there." I've never been to hell either and I'm pretty sure I don't want to go there.

sometimes it's the fight that makes a thing worth having

Life is not yours to take.

I believe that in spite of the chains we bind ourselves with, there's a primordial section of the human psyche that is still nomadic and still yearns to roam free.

The sin of the desert is knowing where the water is and not sharing it.

It's a shame that humans don't come with reset buttons.

Life has taught me that to fly, you must first accept the possibility of falling.

It is in the dark times that the light of friendship shines brightest.

The more someone assures you that everything is okay, the more you can be assured that it's not.

Some people deal with their problems by talking them to death. In fact, some enjoy the execution so much they resurrect their problems just so they can kill them again.-Nathan Hurst

It's almost as difficult to believe that someone with so many trials could harbor such hope, as that there are those with so much advantage who harbor such hopelessness.

Sometimes, when tragedy strikes, people give up hope that they can expect anything more from life, when the real quest is finding out what life expects from them.

I've never understood why people said 'in your own words.' Who else's words would I use?

Could it be that to truly love a thing is not to desire it, but to desire happiness for it?

If God came to save the world, why are so many of His professed followers intent on damning it?

It's been said that every new beginning in some other beginning's end.

Man has left footprints on the moon but still hasn't walked on the ocean floor.